Liquid measuring and filling apparatus.



G. W. R. GULBERTSON & S. R. CLARK. LIQUID MEASURING AND FILLINGAPPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPTA), 1909. L

Pabented Aug. 30, 1910.

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G. W.' R. OULBERTSON & S. R. CLARK.

LIQUID MEASURING AND FILLING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9, 1909. 969,096, Patented Aug. 30, 1910 2SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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To all whom it may concern: f

Bc it known that we, Gnonon W. R. CUL- nnn'rson and Srnvarzns R. CLARK,citizens of the United States, residing at Glezen, in the county of Pikeand State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Liquid Measuring and Filling contained in said receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus having meansfor measuring the liquid in its passage either to or from a receptacle.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of thisimproved apparams with the valve at the upper end of the measuringvessel shown in section and in position to afford communication betweensaid vessel and the siphon pipe; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of themeasuring vessel, showing the valves in position for communication withthe tank; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 3-3 of 2;Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of a portion of the maintank.

In the embodiment illustrated, a tank 1 is shown having an uprightpartition arranged therein to form two compartments 3 and 4:, havingvalves 5 andb arranged at the upper ends thereof which are adapted to beconnected with a pump for a purpose to be described. The compartment 3is preferably designed as a compressed air reservoir, being suppliedwith the compressed air through the valve 5, and having an outletpipe '7at its upper end for a purpose to be described. The compartment 4 isdesigned as a vacuum chamber, air being exhausted therefrom through thevalve 6 at its upper end, and a pipe 8 connects the upper end of thechamber 4 with the pipe 7, a three-way valve being arranged at thejunction of Specification of Letters Patent.

through an opening in the casing 15)".

LIQUIB TMEASQURING AND FILLING APEARATUS.

Patented An 39, 1919.

Application filed'septembcr 9, 1909. Serial No. 516,867.

said pipes with a conducting pipe 10. This valve 9 is provided with anoperating handle 11 for turning it into position to connect the pipewith" either the pipe T or 8, as may be desired.

A receptacle 12 is connected by a pipe 13 wit-lithe pipe 10, said pipe13 being preferably provided with a stop cock or valve 14 operable forconnecting the pipe 10 with the receptacle 12 or for cutting offcommunication therewith its desired. A tube 15 projects from the upperend of the receptacle 12 and is preferably provided with a cap forclosing it. A goose-neck or siphon pipe 16 has the long arm thereofextending into the rweptacie 12, and the free end of its short isconnected with a tube 19 at the upper end of a measuring vessel 19, saidtube 19 having a three-way valve 17 arranged therein. A pipe 18 isconnected at one end with the upper end of the receptacle 12 and at itsother end with the valved tube 19 of the measuring vessel 19, said pipe18 being adapted to afford communication between the receptacle andmeasuring vessel. when the three-way valve 17 turned in to the positionshown'in Fig. 2, the turning of the valve in this position cutting oticommunication with the short arm of the pipe 1.6.

The measuring vessel 19 which is conheated at its upper end with thevalved tube 20 is arranged on one side of the vessel 19V to indicate theamount of liquid contained in said vessel, said scale being expose/dvent valve 21 is also connected with the upper end of the measuringvessel 19 and is preferably constructed as shown in l ig. 2. The lowerend of the in. el 19 is provided witha tube 22 having a stop cock 23arranged therein.

In the operation-of this apparatus, when it is desired to fill the.receptacle 12 with liquid. from any suitable source of supply,v the tube22 of the measuring vessel 13 contion between the vacuum chamber a andthe receptacle 12, whereby the liquid is sucked from the storage tank orother source of supply through the measuring vessel into the receptacle1?, until the desired amount has been drawn thercinto. The valves 14 and23 are then closed, and the correspond ing valve 1% in the adjacentreceptacle i2 is opened and the operation is repeated for filling saidsecond receptacle, it being understood thatany desired number ofreceptacles may be connected with the pipe 1 10, by means of valvedbranch pipes. When it is desired to discharge the'contents of thereceptacle 12, the valve 9 is tnrnedto cut off chamber 4 and bringcompressed air chamber 3 into communi ation with pipes 10 and 13. Thevalves ll and are opened and the valve 1'? remains in the position shownin Fig. l, and the compressed air from the compartment 3 drives theliquid out of the.

receptacle 12 through the pipe 16 and measuring vessel 19 into asuitable storage .or other vessel. When it desired to draw, say, onepint of liquid, the valve 2-3 closed and the liquid is allowed to tlowinto the vessel 15) until it reaches the predetermined point and thevalve 17 is turned to cut oil pipe 16 from tube 153 and connect pipe 18and the compressed air then passes through the pipe 18' into the vessel1.9 and on opening valve 23 drives out al the liquid trozn said vessel19.

From the foregoing der'niption taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings,

the construction and operation of the in-- vention ill be readilyunderstood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in theappended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is 4 1.-In anapparatus of the class described, the combination of a vacuum chamber, acompressed air chamber, a receptacle havin a valved pipe openingthereinto, valvet means for connecting said pipe with said vacuumchamber and said compressed air chamber respectively, a graduatedmeasuring vessel, a tube at the upper end of said vessel having athree-way valve arran ed therein, a siphon pipe having its long legextending into said receptacle and itsshort' leg connected with saidthree-way valve, a

valved pipe leading from the lower end of said Vessel, and another pipeconnected with said receptacle and with said three-way valve.

In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a vacuumchamber, a compressed air chamber, a receptacle, a pipe extending intosaid receptacle,another pipe discharging into said receptacle, meanscon- GEO. W. DEFFENDALL. C. P. CARR.

